Dzieje 15
1 A niektórzy przybysze z Judei nauczali braci: Jeśli nie zostaniecie obrzezani według zwyczaju Mojżesza, nie możecie być zbawieni.
[Then] some [Jewish] believers went down from Judea [province] to Antioch. They started teaching the [non-Jewish] believers [there, and said], “[You] ([must] be circumcised/must have God’s mark put on you) [to indicate you belong to God], as Moses [commanded] in the laws that [he received from God]. If you do not do that, you will not be saved {[God] will not save you}.”
2 Kiedy doszło do niemałych sporów i zatargów między nimi a Pawłem i Barnabą, postanowili, że Paweł i Barnaba oraz jeszcze kilku z nich pójdą w sprawie tego sporu do apostołów i starszych do Jerozolimy.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing [with them. So the believers at Antioch] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and [other spiritual] leaders.
3 Wyprawieni przez kościół, szli przez Fenicję i Samarię, opowiadając o nawróceniu pogan, czym sprawili wielką radość wszystkim braciom.
After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were given things for their trip by the congregation [at Antioch] {After the congregation [at Antioch] gave Paul, Barnabas, and the others things for their trip}, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria [provinces. When they stopped at different places in those provinces], they reported [to the believers] that [many] non-Jews [in Antioch] had become believers. As a result, all the believers [in those places] rejoiced greatly.
4 A gdy przybyli do Jerozolimy, zostali przyjęci przez kościół, apostołów i starszych. I opowiedzieli o wszystkim, czego Bóg przez nich dokonał.
And when Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] {the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] welcomed them}. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do [among non-Jewish people].
5 Lecz niektórzy ze stronnictwa faryzeuszy, którzy uwierzyli, powstali i powiedzieli: Trzeba ich obrzezać i nakazać, żeby zachowywali Prawo Mojżesza.
But some of the [Jewish] believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up [among the other believers and] said to them, “The non-Jews [who have believed in Jesus] must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws [that God gave to] Moses.”
6 Apostołowie i starsi zebrali się więc, aby rozstrzygnąć tę sprawę.
Then the apostles and [the other] elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
7 A gdy był wielki spór [o to], Piotr powstał i powiedział do nich: Mężowie bracia, wiecie, że Bóg już dawno wybrał [mnie] spośród was, aby z moich ust poganie usłyszeli słowa ewangelii i uwierzyli.
After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you [all] know that a long time ago God chose me from among you [other apostles, in order that] the non-Jewish people might [also] hear me [SYN] tell [them] the good message [about the Lord Jesus], so that they could hear [it] and believe [in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus].
8 A Bóg, który zna serca, wydał im świadectwo, dając im Ducha Świętego, tak samo jak nam.
God knows [and judges] people according to what they think, [not according to who their ancestors were]. By sending the Holy Spirit to [the non-Jews], just like [he had] also done for us [(inc)] Jews, he showed [me and others] that he had accepted them [also to be his people].
9 I nie uczynił [żadnej] różnicy między nami a nimi, oczyszczając przez wiarę ich serca.
[God] saved us [Jews] and those [non-Jews] similarly, making them clean spiritually simply as a result of their believing [in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us].
10 Dlaczego więc teraz wystawiacie Boga na próbę, wkładając na kark uczniów jarzmo, którego ani nasi ojcowie, ani my nie mogliśmy udźwignąć?
[You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws]—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. [Your doing that is like] putting a heavy burden on them! So then, (stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?) [RHQ] Our ancestors and we [(inc) Jews] have never been able to bear [the burden of obeying those laws]!
11 Lecz wierzymy, że przez łaskę Pana Jezusa Chrystusa będziemy zbawieni, tak samo i oni.
But we [(inc) know that it is not because] we [(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary], we [(inc)] know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us [(inc)] that we did not deserve that we [(inc)] are saved {that [God] saves us} [from the guilt of our sins. God saves non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus] exactly like [he saves] us Jews.”
12 I całe zgromadzenie umilkło, a [potem] słuchali Barnaby i Pawła, którzy opowiadali, jak wielkie znaki i cuda Bóg uczynił przez nich wśród pogan.
All the people [there] became silent [after Peter had spoken]. Then they [all] listened to Barnabas and Paul, [as the two of] them told about the many great miracles that God had enabled them to do among the non-Jewish people, [miracles that showed that God had accepted the non-Jews].
13 A gdy i oni umilkli, odezwał się Jakub: Mężowie bracia, posłuchajcie mnie.
When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, [the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem], spoke to all of them. [He said], “Fellow believers, listen to me.
14 Szymon powiedział, jak najpierw Bóg wejrzał na pogan, aby [z nich] wybrać lud dla swego imienia.
Simon [Peter] has told you how God previously blessed the non-Jews. God did that by choosing from among them a people who would belong to him [MTY].
15 A z tym się zgadzają słowa proroków, jak jest napisane:
[These] words that [God spoke], words that were written by [one of] the prophets {that one of the prophets wrote} [long ago], agree with that:
16 Potem powrócę i odbuduję upadły przybytek Dawida; odbuduję jego ruiny i wzniosę go;
Later on I will return and I will re-establish the kingdom [MET] that David [ruled] and that has been {that [people] have} destroyed. My [doing that will be like] rebuilding [a house] that has been {that [people] have} torn down.
17 Aby ludzie, którzy pozostali, szukali Pana, i wszystkie narody, nad którymi wzywane jest moje imię – mówi Pan, który to wszystko sprawia.
I will do that in order that all other people might seek [me], the Lord [God. I will do that in order that] all the non-Jews whom I have called [to belong] to me [MTY] might seek me. [You can be certain that this will happen because I] the Lord [God], who will do those things, have spoken [these words].
I [caused my people to know about them] long ago.” (aiōn g165)
19 Dlatego uważam, że nie należy czynić trudności tym spośród pogan, którzy się nawracają do Boga;
[James continued by saying], “Therefore I have decided [that we(inc)] should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning [away from their sins and turning] to God. [That is, we should stop demanding that they obey] all [our laws] and rituals.
20 Ale napisać im, aby wstrzymywali się od splugawienia bożków, od nierządu, od tego, co uduszone, i od krwi.
Instead, we should write [a letter] to them [requiring only four things: They should] not eat [meat/food that people] have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not [eat meat from animals that have been killed by] being strangled {[people have strangled]}, and [they should not eat] the blood [of animals].
21 Mojżesz bowiem od dawien dawna ma w każdym mieście takich, którzy go głoszą, gdyż w synagogach co szabat czytają go.
In many cities, for a very long time people have been proclaiming [the laws that] Moses [wrote] [MTY], [laws prohibiting those things]. And every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [those laws] are read {someone reads [those laws]} in the Jewish meeting places. [So if the non-Jews want to know more about those laws, they can find out in our meeting houses].”
22 Wtedy apostołowie i starsi wraz z całym kościołem uznali za słuszne posłać do Antiochii z Pawłem i Barnabą wybranych spośród siebie ludzi: Judę, zwanego Barsabą, i Sylasa, przodujących wśród braci.
The apostles and the [other] elders, along with all the [other] members of the congregation, accepted [what James had said]. Then they decided that they should choose men from among themselves and that they should send them, along with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, to [let the believers there know what the leaders] at Jerusalem had decided. So they chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the believers [at Jerusalem].
23 Posłali przez nich [takie pismo]: Apostołowie, starsi i bracia przesyłają pozdrowienia braciom pochodzącym z pogan, którzy są w Antiochii, Syrii i Cylicji.
Then they wrote the following letter [that they asked Judas and Silas to take to the believers at Antioch]: “[We(exc)] apostles and [other] leaders who are your fellow believers [send our greetings to you as we write this to you] non-Jewish believers [who live] in Antioch and [other places in] Syria and Cilicia [provinces].
24 Ponieważ słyszeliśmy, że pewni ludzie wyszli od nas i zaniepokoili was słowami, i wzburzyli wasze dusze, mówiąc, że musicie zostać obrzezani i zachowywać prawo, czego im nie przykazaliśmy;
People have told us that some men from among us went [to you], although we had not told [them to do that]. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] [by telling you things] that confused your thinking.
25 Zgromadzeni jednomyślnie, postanowiliśmy posłać do was wybranych ludzi wraz z naszymi umiłowanymi Barnabą i Pawłem;
So [while we(exc) met together here], we decided to choose some men and ask them to go to you, along with Barnabas and Paul, whom we [(exc)] love very much.
26 Ludźmi, którzy poświęcili swe życie dla imienia naszego Pana Jezusa Chrystusa.
Those two have put their lives in danger because of their [serving] our Lord [MTY] Jesus Christ.
27 Dlatego posłaliśmy Judę i Sylasa, którzy powtórzą wam ustnie to samo.
We [(exc) have also chosen] Judas and Silas to go to you. They will tell you the same things [that we are writing].
28 Uznał bowiem Duch Święty za słuszne, i my też, nie nakładać na was żadnego ciężaru oprócz tego, co konieczne.
The Holy Spirit and [also] we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome [Jewish] laws. Instead, [we] only [require you to obey] the following instructions,
29 Wstrzymujcie się od [ofiar] składanych bożkom, od krwi, od tego, co uduszone, i od nierządu. Dobrze uczynicie, jeśli będziecie się tego wystrzegać. Bywajcie zdrowi.
You should not eat food that people have sacrificed to idols. You should not eat blood from animals, and you should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. Also, you should not have sex with someone to whom you are not married. Those things [especially offend Jewish believers. So if] you avoid doing them, you will be doing what is right. That is all.”
30 Tak więc oni, będąc odprawieni, przybyli do Antiochii, zwołali zgromadzenie i oddali list.
The [four] men whom [they] had chosen went [from Jerusalem] to Antioch [city. When] all the believers [there] had assembled together, [Judas and Silas] gave the letter to them.
31 Gdy [go] przeczytali, uradowali się z tego pocieszania.
When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, [because its message] encouraged them.
32 A Juda i Sylas, którzy również byli prorokami, w licznych mowach zachęcali i umacniali braci.
[Just like Paul and Barnabas were] ([prophets/men who spoke messages from God]), Judas and Silas were also prophets. They spoke for a long time and encouraged the believers [there], and helped them to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
33 A gdy przebywali [tam] jakiś czas, zostali odprawieni z [życzeniem] pokoju od braci do apostołów.
After [Judas and Silas] had stayed in Antioch for some time [and were ready to return to Jerusalem], the believers [there] wished them well, and the believers [prayed that God] would protect [them as they traveled. So the two men] started to go back to the leaders [in Jerusalem] who had asked them to go [to Antioch].
34 Lecz upodobało się Sylasowi tam pozostać.
35 Również Paweł i Barnaba przebywali w Antiochii, nauczając i głosząc z wieloma innymi słowo Pana.
However, Paul and Barnabas continued to stay in Antioch. [While they were there], they, along with many others, were teaching [people] and preaching to them the message about the Lord [Jesus].
36 Po kilku dniach Paweł powiedział do Barnaby: Wróćmy i odwiedźmy naszych braci we wszystkich miastach, w których głosiliśmy słowo Pańskie, [aby zobaczyć], jak się mają.
After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the fellow believers in every city where we [previously] proclaimed the message about the Lord [Jesus. In that way, we will know] how [well] they are continuing [to believe in the Lord Jesus].”
37 Barnaba chciał również wziąć ze sobą Jana, zwanego Markiem.
Barnabas [agreed with Paul, and said that he] wanted to take John, whose other name was Mark, along with them [again].
38 Ale Paweł nie chciał zabrać ze sobą tego, który odszedł od nich w Pamfilii i nie uczestniczył z nimi w tej pracy.
However, Paul [told Barnabas that he] thought that it would not be good to take Mark [with them, because] Mark had deserted them when they were previously in Pamphylia [region], and had not continued to work with them.
39 I doszło [między nimi] do ostrej kłótni, tak że się rozdzielili: Barnaba wziął ze sobą Marka i popłynął na Cypr;
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed [with each other about that], so they separated. Barnabas took Mark [along with him and they got] on a ship and went to Cyprus.
40 Paweł zaś wybrał sobie Sylasa i wyruszył, polecony przez braci łasce Boga.
Paul chose Silas, [who had returned to Antioch, to work with him]. The believers [there] asked the Lord [God] to graciously help [Paul and Silas. Then] the two of them departed [from Antioch].
41 I przechodził Syrię i Cylicję, umacniając kościoły.
Paul continued traveling [with Silas] through Syria and Cilicia [provinces]. In those places he was helping the congregations to trust strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
